Daily Archives: March 31, 2015

Movie Review: Dakota Fanning underwhelms as “Effie Gray”

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She just turned 21. So perhaps the cruel truth can be at last be said about Dakota Fanning without fear of being called a child-abuser. Whatever “it” is, that spark that film actresses and actors have that makes them interesting … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Running afoul of a femme fatale in “The Girl is in Trouble”

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There’s an extraneous word in the title of the thriller “The Girl is in Trouble.” The moment we meet the sexy, calculating Swede Signe (Alicja Bachleda), we know the girl IS trouble. But co-writer/director Julius Onah’s clever genre film never … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Living” is a hitman tale that offers cheap thrills, and consequences

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Sir Alfred once said, “The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.” Committing this truism to memory would still serve any film student well. It’s stunning how few filmmakers remember that when writing, casting and producing their independent … Continue reading →

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